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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 4, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 44 June 04, 2021
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Programs

air-launched cruise missile
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USAF, Navy 'Not Collaborating' On Nuclear Cruise Missile Projects

Jun 03, 2021
The U.S. Air Force and Navy are not cooperating currently on a future nuclear cruise missile despite active development programs by both services, says Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command. 
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Scheduling, Admin Issues Drive MH-139 Order Pause

Jun 03, 2021
Most of the underlying issues that drove a one-year production pause for the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139 Gray Wolf helicopter should be resolved within six months, according to the head of Global Strike Command. 
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Leonardo Planning Rotary-Wing UAS Demonstrator Development For UK 

May 31, 2021
The 2.8-metric-ton-class aircraft would be a clean-sheet design aimed at meeting the UK Ministry of Defense’s rotary-wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) requirements.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
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Italy Plans Midlife Update For Block 1 MQ-9 Reapers

Jun 03, 2021
General Atomics plans to provide a midlife upgrade for Italy’s MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.

Business

LeoLabs screen shot of space objects
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LeoLabs To Expand Space Surveillance With New Funding

Jun 03, 2021
Space situational awareness startup LeoLabs is expected to accelerate the expansion of its ground-based radar sites and subscription services after securing $65 million in Series B funding.
Australian Hellfire Missiles
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IAI, Australians Consider Joint ‘Sovereign’ Missile Development

Jun 03, 2021
Israel Aerospace Industries and the Australia Missile Corp. are discussing collaboration with the aim of meeting Canberra’s requirement for “sovereign” Australian guided weapons.
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SpaceX Cargo Ship En Route To ISS

Jun 03, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on June 3, sending a Dragon Cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station with more than 7,300 lb. of equipment and supplies.
Eve_eVTOL_air_taxi
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Directional’s Halo To Operate eVTOLs For Embraer’s Eve

Jun 01, 2021
Barely a month after being acquired by private-aviation powerhouse Directional Aviation, helicopter operator Halo Aviation has announced a partnership with Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air-taxi operation in the UK and U.S.
Urban Air Mobility design
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Slower Start, Bigger Potential Forecast For Urban Air Mobility

Jun 02, 2021
A second major report projects a slower near-term growth of urban air mobility (UAM) but forecasts a larger market in the longer term.

Operations

PLAAF routing map
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Chinese Airspace Incursion Prompts Malaysian Fighter Scramble

Jun 01, 2021
Malaysia scrambled fighters to intercept Chinese military aircraft after its air force said they entered the country’s airspace on May 31.
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Russian Spacewalk Preps ISS For Nauka Laboratory Module

Jun 02, 2021
Spacewalking cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov continued preparations outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) early June 2 for the anticipated arrival of the Nauka Multi-Purpose Laboratory.

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